Ironing-table



(No Model.)

G. T. CHASE.

IRONING TABLE.

No. 543,468. Patented July 30, 1895.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR Y Z I m 62 M I W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

CHARLES" T. CHASE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, ANDFREDERICK CHASE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent no; 543,468, dated July so,1895 Application 518a March so, 1895.

, I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. CHASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of thev invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and I to use the same, reference being had to the ac? companyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates tocertain new and use- '15 ful improvements inironing-tables; and it consists in a certain novel construction andarrangement of parts, which will be fully described and claimedhereinafter.

Referring now to the accompanying draw- 2o ings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view of an ironing-table embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isan inverted plan View showing the supporting-legs folded against theunderside of the ironing-table. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of anironing-table embodyingmy invention,

showing the position the various parts will assume when theironing-table is in use, the dotted lines indicating the position of thesup- 7 y, porting-legs when the ironing-table is not in I use. Fig. 4 isa detached perspective view of a supporting-frame to which thesupportinglegs are pivoted, and Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view ofthe sliding-block-and a portion of the adjustable bar which is hingedthereto.

A represents the top of the ironing-table or ironing-board, which isconstructed in the usual manner, being rounded off at each end, one ofsaid ends being of greater width than 0 the other. 7

, B and B are supporting legs, which are pivotally secured to asupporting-frame C by means of a pin 0 g The supporting-frame C iscurved inwardly at the center and hasformed thereon atthat point twolugs c and 0', through which the pin c passes.v The ends of thesupportingframe C terminate in projections or lugs 0 and 0 by whichmeans the ironing-table A is 5o brought into proper alignment with aproject- Serial in). 543,894. (No model.)

' ing ledge or table, to which it is desired to have said ironing-tablesecured.

D is a clamp interposed between vthe supporting-legs B and Band in likemanner held 5 in place by means of the'pin 0 One end of said clamp D isadapted to engage the projecting ledge or table to which it is desiredto secure the ironing-table, while the other is adapted to engage ascrew E and nut e, the former passing through a hole d in one end of theclamp D and being secured to the ironing-table by small screws.

F is an adjustable bar, one end of which is hinged. to the ironing-boardA by a bracket f, the other end being connected to a sliding block G bya pin g.

The sliding block G is free to' move backward and forward between thesupportinglegs B and B, but is prevented from vbecoming disengaged fromsaid supporting-legs. by a fixed block B which also serves as aspacing-block to keep the legs B and B the proper distance apart. Thesliding block G has. formed upon the lower side the flanges g and I uponthe upper side the teeth g and g, the latter engaging notches b bin thesupportinglegs B and B, whereby the ironing-table may be adjusted to therequired height.

When not in use the ironing-table can be folded compactly, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3. In doing this it is only necessary to raise theironing-table slightly in order to disengage the teeth g from thenotches b. The projecting flanges g on the lower side of the slidingblock G, are then brought in contact with the supporting-legs B and B,and as the'sliding block G is moved forward to the left thesupporting-legs and adjustable bar are compactly folded under theironing-table and held in this position by a spring-catch H, which isse- 99 cured to the under side of the ironing-table.

- Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-'-.-. p

j The combination of .the board A, a frame C 5 secured to theunder sideof said board, lugs 0 ,0 projecting downwardly from the opposite ends ofsaid frame C, pivot lugs cand 0, formed on said frame, a slottedsupporting leg B, B, a clamping bar D, a pivot bolt c 100 spring catch Hadapted to engage with and hold the leg B, B when the latter is foldedagainst the under side of the board, substantially as specified. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES T. CHASE.

Witnesses:

J. W. PLASS, ALBERT B. BRAUCKMAN.

